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I am Tim...

... a graphic designer with 30 years’ experience of making and helping others make books and publications of all kinds.

I collaborate responsively with authors and artists to arrive at the best, right result that makes them happy and proud.

I allow the meaning of words and the beauty of images to shine and communicate together, and strive for elegance, clarity, balance, legibility and utility (except when trashiness, confusion or frippery may be required).

I am literate and thoughtful, sensitive to subject matter and target audience, and skilled at analysing and structuring material to find the appropriate form and style for each project.

I have worked with individuals, small groups and large corporations and institutions, on everything from simple flyers to complex books and magazines, with print runs from 10 to 1,000,000.

I am usually wholly responsible for every aspect of the design, layout and accuracy of every page, as well as the management of printing and production.

I know my stuff. How can I help you?

Some clients

Pigeonpie, typeface by Lydia Barnes, { buy }
Four Corners BooksBen Elwes Fine ArtJanet Street-PorterHutchinsonCenturyThe Fine Art SocietyTime To Think, Inc.Ben Brown Fine ArtsTransform Drug Policy FoundationHoratio’s GardenMummery+SchnelleRob and Nick CarterThe House of Fairy Talesl’étrangère GallerySusie HamiltonGasworks GalleryManchester UnitedThe LineStephen Friedman GalleryThe Gallery of EverythingSteve GoddardSphereTriangle NetworkLive Stock MarketSladmore GalleryThe River CaféThomas Williams Fine ArtThe Groucho ClubJason Martinthe wind in the treesThe Spice GirlsMerrell PublishersVigo GalleryTransition GalleryJacqui SmallTrolley BooksChannel FourTulloh BooksThe British Art FairGavin TurkKate BrightV&A Museum of ChildhoodEast London Metropolitan OperaArtSourcePhil McIntyre EntertainmentPrestelGalerie SimpsonJonathan YeoZed NelsonAspen Art FoundationCoombs ContemporaryAndrea Rosen GalleryMark Jason GalleryNancy FoutsEmily YoungTonico Lemos AuadPenguin Random HouseRoyal British Society of SculptorsCarlton BooksBurning Bright ProductionsSOASBrian GriffithsWalid Kassatly DistilleriesEnglish Garden LoungingPrefaceHighclere CastleMalgosia StepnikEleven Fine ArtAlexandre da CunhaModern Art Oxford

Other things

the wind in the trees is my independent publishing imprint, home to personal projects.

The @crudlark Instagram account is a showcase for my lifelong collection of small plastic fragments.

Contact

Tim Barnes

Email: chicken@herechickychicky.com

Phone: +44(0)7485 578 233